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Rio Ferdinand, a former England team-mate, tweeted: 'Sorry to see Ledley King retiring from football, top player. Hope he passes on some of his football skills/knowledge to the next generation.'
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Ledley King
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Sheikh Ma Nuggets
Tony Parks
Gentlemen, lighters at the ready:
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Sad Sad Day
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Sad Sad Day 
Robbo
Paul Walsh
So sad that this day has now finally come.
Ledley is one of the greatest players that have played for Spurs in my lifetime. A true club legend, not only because of his quality as a player or because he is part of a dying breed of true gentlemen in the game, but because he literally risked his future health playing games and giving his best for us. If there's one player who deserves all the praise he can get, it is Ledley.
Ledley King - forever the King of White Hart Lane.
=D>=D>=D>=D>
Ledley is one of the greatest players that have played for Spurs in my lifetime. A true club legend, not only because of his quality as a player or because he is part of a dying breed of true gentlemen in the game, but because he literally risked his future health playing games and giving his best for us. If there's one player who deserves all the praise he can get, it is Ledley.
Ledley King - forever the King of White Hart Lane.
=D>=D>=D>=D>
Enter the Pitbull
Luke Young
Isn't he on tour right now? Might be quite a bit of downtime.
1882
Milenko Acimovic
Nice to see SSN went to the training ground just now, under the guise of Ledley's retirement... and then have proceeded to speculate about Luka-fudging rat-faced-wouldn't-know-loyalty-if-it-shagged-him-Modric for the next 5 minutes... fudging have some respect you tabloid rag of a TV Station!!! The piece was about Ledley King... LOYAL CLUB SERVANT FOR 13 YEARS... but all you want is your transfer tittle-tattle and 'we told you so' exclusives... fudge OFF AND GO BUST YOU ****S!
GHod SAVE OUR LEDLEY KING
LONG LIVE OUR LEDLEY KING
GHod SAVE THE KING!!!!
GHod SAVE OUR LEDLEY KING
LONG LIVE OUR LEDLEY KING
GHod SAVE THE KING!!!!
Sheikh Ma Nuggets
Tony Parks
Yes, they're down here atm - although I'd imagnie they do some training daily? He's always one of the first to comment
Siri
I reckon he trains with a headset; callcentre-esque.
LOL - imagine the photo
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AuroRaman
Chris Armstrong
Siri
I reckon he trains with a headset; callcentre-esque.
:ross:
Disco Benny
Wayne Routledge
Absolute Spurs Legend.
Legend is used too often to descrive some of our players, and aprt from the great sides of the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's, Ledley one of teh few shining lights of the last 25 years.
So sad he has retired, but not sure I could have coped seeing him in another shirt. Love you Ledders!
Agree with the poster earlier, I'm not a fan of retiring numbers, but think Ledley deserves it.
Legend is used too often to descrive some of our players, and aprt from the great sides of the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's, Ledley one of teh few shining lights of the last 25 years.
So sad he has retired, but not sure I could have coped seeing him in another shirt. Love you Ledders!
Agree with the poster earlier, I'm not a fan of retiring numbers, but think Ledley deserves it.
Johnny Ray
Øyvind Leonhardsen
I have no words that serve him justice.
Enter the Pitbull
Luke Young
[h=1]Ledley King calls time: the fitness was fleeting but class permanent[/h] The statistics and the plunder do not do Tottenham's one-club hero justice. A classy, imperious defender with a wonderful eye for reading the game has departed the scene
Ledley King will assume an ambassadorial role at Tottenham after announcing his retirement as a player. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
The inevitable confirmation, when it came, dropped on to the Tottenham Hotspur website at 11am on Thursday morning. Ledley King, described as one of the club's "greatest players", has been forced to retire after years labouring with a chronic knee complaint. A one-club man who had first joined up at 14 and had spent the last 13 years in the Spurs first-team is bowing out after 323 senior appearances and 21 international caps.
Neither those figures nor the plunder accumulated en route – amounting to a Carling Cup in 2008 – actually do the defender justice. A classy, imperious defender with a wonderful eye for reading the game has departed the scene.
His was the right decision. King finished last season in a lot of pain and, ever since, had been forced to confront the potential damage he might do to his body by playing on. At 31, he was concerned that he might not be able to do himself justice this season when André Villas-Boas kickstarts a new era at White Hart Lane. He did not want to be remembered as a passenger in this Tottenham squad but, quite rightly, as one of the finest central defenders of his generation.
That much is understandable. He was a player capable of summoning majestic tackles from desperate situations, a captain whose natural attributes – in the air, on the turf, in possession – might be deemed more rounded than, for example, Rio Ferdinand or John Terry, a pair who have accumulated 158 caps between them.
He will be remembered fondly from those on the outside, and as a icon by the Spurs support, with the only frustration the reality that thoughts forever drift to what might have been had King actually been fit. The medics had anticipated this day would come four years ago. The centre-half has no cartilage in his left knee and is unable to train with his team-mates between games, and yet has still been unflustered and up to pace for much of his career when available. His doctor has described him as "superhuman", a player who has "defied science".
The former manager, Harry Redknapp, would regularly marvel at his ability to pluck form on a Saturday, slipping seamlessly back into the rhythm of a ferocious Premier League contest, after a week of rehabilitation and training in the swimming pool or gym. Fabio Capello saw so much in his performances that he took him to the World Cup in South Africa, despite the fact that the defender was never likely to be able to play any more than a bit-part role in the finals. Such was his obvious quality.
Fitness was fleeting, but class was permanent. Even in recent seasons, Spurs were a different team when King started matches, those around him gaining assurance from his mere presence on the turf. It was only in the second part of last season that his performances really tailed off and the strain clearly showed, a collision with a youth-team goalkeeper on one of the rare occasions he could train, over Christmas, having set him back.
Perhaps he should have undergone his annual clean-up operation on the joint early, but instead chose to wait until the summer to visit the surgeon. As it is, the knee can take no more and the time has come to move on.
An ambassadorial role awaits at White Hart Lane for the youth-team product whose loyalty was cherished. One-club men feel a rarity these days, and Spurs were so scorched by Sol Campbell's defection to Arsenal that King was instantly lauded as a legend from the stands.
"I have been here since I was a boy, I have always considered it my club and have always found it hard to imagine wearing the shirt of another team," he said. "I have always enjoyed being part of the set-up here and the challenge of putting this club up with the elite where it should be." He leaves as Villas-Boas attempts to further that transition but, when he is paraded on the pitch – as also feels inevitable – in the new season, those at the Lane will chorus their thanks.
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The inevitable confirmation, when it came, dropped on to the Tottenham Hotspur website at 11am on Thursday morning. Ledley King, described as one of the club's "greatest players", has been forced to retire after years labouring with a chronic knee complaint. A one-club man who had first joined up at 14 and had spent the last 13 years in the Spurs first-team is bowing out after 323 senior appearances and 21 international caps.
Neither those figures nor the plunder accumulated en route – amounting to a Carling Cup in 2008 – actually do the defender justice. A classy, imperious defender with a wonderful eye for reading the game has departed the scene.
His was the right decision. King finished last season in a lot of pain and, ever since, had been forced to confront the potential damage he might do to his body by playing on. At 31, he was concerned that he might not be able to do himself justice this season when André Villas-Boas kickstarts a new era at White Hart Lane. He did not want to be remembered as a passenger in this Tottenham squad but, quite rightly, as one of the finest central defenders of his generation.
That much is understandable. He was a player capable of summoning majestic tackles from desperate situations, a captain whose natural attributes – in the air, on the turf, in possession – might be deemed more rounded than, for example, Rio Ferdinand or John Terry, a pair who have accumulated 158 caps between them.
He will be remembered fondly from those on the outside, and as a icon by the Spurs support, with the only frustration the reality that thoughts forever drift to what might have been had King actually been fit. The medics had anticipated this day would come four years ago. The centre-half has no cartilage in his left knee and is unable to train with his team-mates between games, and yet has still been unflustered and up to pace for much of his career when available. His doctor has described him as "superhuman", a player who has "defied science".
The former manager, Harry Redknapp, would regularly marvel at his ability to pluck form on a Saturday, slipping seamlessly back into the rhythm of a ferocious Premier League contest, after a week of rehabilitation and training in the swimming pool or gym. Fabio Capello saw so much in his performances that he took him to the World Cup in South Africa, despite the fact that the defender was never likely to be able to play any more than a bit-part role in the finals. Such was his obvious quality.
Fitness was fleeting, but class was permanent. Even in recent seasons, Spurs were a different team when King started matches, those around him gaining assurance from his mere presence on the turf. It was only in the second part of last season that his performances really tailed off and the strain clearly showed, a collision with a youth-team goalkeeper on one of the rare occasions he could train, over Christmas, having set him back.
Perhaps he should have undergone his annual clean-up operation on the joint early, but instead chose to wait until the summer to visit the surgeon. As it is, the knee can take no more and the time has come to move on.
An ambassadorial role awaits at White Hart Lane for the youth-team product whose loyalty was cherished. One-club men feel a rarity these days, and Spurs were so scorched by Sol Campbell's defection to Arsenal that King was instantly lauded as a legend from the stands.
"I have been here since I was a boy, I have always considered it my club and have always found it hard to imagine wearing the shirt of another team," he said. "I have always enjoyed being part of the set-up here and the challenge of putting this club up with the elite where it should be." He leaves as Villas-Boas attempts to further that transition but, when he is paraded on the pitch – as also feels inevitable – in the new season, those at the Lane will chorus their thanks.
Well said Johnny.
Shropshire Yid
Hossam Ghaly
It was a pleasure to see him in a spurs shirt in my lifetime, he was truly that good..
Enjoy retirement and no pain in those knees mate! I hope you do your coaching badges and add to our future, not just be our past!
Enjoy retirement and no pain in those knees mate! I hope you do your coaching badges and add to our future, not just be our past!
Sheikh Ma Nuggets
Tony Parks
Already confirmed to take place at the end of the 2012/13 season mate.
T Bone
Carlo Cudicini
ohh err!
One last time:
"Ohhh Ledley Ledley, he's only got one knee, he's better than John Terreeeeeeeee, oh Ledley, Ledley!"\o/=D>
